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Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu on December 7, 1941. Bender and his wife are in Hawaii this week to attend the 75th anniversary commemoration of the attack. They formed the backbone of our military's first payback at the battle of Midway six months later. "We were totally unprepared at that time and we all recognized it but we survived". (more...)

Forget the goals for a second. With six draws in the last eight league games and only one victory, results are not going United's way, leaving them nine points behind Manchester City who are in fourth spot. But after excellent goals from Sadio Mane, Divock Origi and Emre Can appeared to put Klopp's team in control, Bournemouth produced a stunning, high octane comeback culminating in a stoppage-time victor for Nathan Ake. (more...)

Stein filed a petition last Friday with the Wisconsin Elections Commission requesting a recount, and paid the required $3.5 million on Tuesday to cover the costs. Elias wrote Saturday that the Clinton campaign's efforts didn't find any "actionable evidence" that voting technology was compromised but "now that a recount has been initiated in Wisconsin, we intend to participate in order to ensure the process proceeds in a manner that is fair to all sides..." A recount was to begin Friday in ... (more...)

The medical examiner says Alameri was shot once in the head. According to the city of Hudson, Alameri was speeding and driving erratically on the turnpike on Sunday when he sideswiped another vehicle, causing his auto to flip onto the roof. (more...)

Last night, the rebels in old Aleppo started withdrawing toward the the southeastern part of the city, which are still under the rebel control. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , a monitoring group, said if Shaar district is retaken rebel forces will be reduced to a "war of attrition" with the army. (more...)

Last week, a controversial phone call between Donald Trump and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen prompted backlash from China. Four of the aircraft flew an anti-clockwise loop round Taiwan, an island a little larger than the state of Maryland that China sees as a breakaway province, before meeting up with the other two planes to the north of the country, Chen said. (more...)

According to him, not only the Syrian opposition militants are responsible for the death and injuries of the Russian military doctors. Russian Federation is expected to veto a United Nations resolution on Monday which calls for a seven-day ceasefire, with Lavrov saying a truce was counter-productive because it would allow rebels to regroup. (more...)

Smith was shot once in the left side and seven times in the back. "I think she gave ammunition to both sides", Eyewitness News Legal Analyst Chick Foret said of Smith's testimony. Daniels says Hayes was following Smith because Smith had struck his vehicle moments earlier. And defense attorney Jay Daniels said the law allows Hayes to shoot Smith because he "reasonably believed his life was in danger". (more...)

Ram Madhav sarcastically remarked that Hurriyat's invitation to "tourists" could have been the example of a "spelling mistake". "We are not your enemy but we are not ready to tread the wrong path", Mr Abdullah said while addressing a gathering on the birth anniversary of his father and former Chief Minister Sheikh Abdullah. (more...)

Kasich is increasingly seen as the most acceptable Republican alternative to electors on both sides of the aisle, according to multiple electors familiar with the conversations... In the run-up to the election, Kasich called Trump's rhetoric "silly," and the two candidates' blood feud spilled into a borderline civil war in the Ohio GOP. (more...)

Rebel groups swiftly rejected any talk of an evacuation. The Syrian government forces are close to retaking the militant-controlled eastern districts of Aleppo , the Wall Street Journal said, citing militant and civilian sources. "They're now in control of about 60 percent of what used to be the rebel-controlled east", Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker said, reporting from Gaziantep along the Turkey-Syria border. (more...)

Trump said Friday's phone call was initiated by Taiwan. "Although I can not foretell exactly how far he will go on the issue of Taiwan, the policy his administration will hold in this regard will definitely be more negative than that of President Obama's administration and all the others since President (Jimmy) Carter ". (more...)

What followed was renewed patriotism in this country with everyone pulling together to support the war effort. It was the first attack on American soil by any sovereign nation. And with nowhere to hide, "I was afraid", he said. Remembering Pearl Harbor isn't some trivial tribute. This is likely the last milestone commemoration of Pearl Harbor: The few remaining survivors are all well into their 90s. (more...)

The universal right to speak your mind and to protest against authority. As he defended his own actions as president, Obama honed in on several areas where Trump had promised to reverse current policy. The president-elect has even suggested he would try American citizens in the ill-functioning war court at Guantanamo. Instead, he has been forced to return some USA troops to Iraq and keep thousands in place in Afghanistan after more than 14-1/2 years of war. (more...)

The store uses deep learning technology , sensors and computer vision to keep track of what you take off and place back on the shelves. When you're done shopping, you just leave, and you're automatically charged for everything you bought. (more...)

A Syrian war monitoring group says government forces have captured large parts of Aleppo's central-eastern al-Shaar neighborhood from rebels. The SANA state news agency said the government captured the entire neighborhood as well as the neighborhoods of al-Qatarji and Karm al-Dada. (more...)

The new king's coronation will take place at a later date the place said. Many school representatives from the provinces headed to Bangkok yesterday to buy portraits of the Crown Prince as well as flags with the Crown Prince's emblem. The United States, a longtime ally of Thailand, sent its "warmest congratulations" to Vajiralongkorn. Most ordinary Thais know only a few details about who the crown prince is and how he lives his life. (more...)

Ellison, who is in the running to chair the Democratic National Committee, said Trump could benefit from a much-needed lesson in civics. While flag burning may be protected under the First Amendment , most don't like to see it. "Flag burning is completely ridiculous and I think you know that and I think the vast majority of Americans would agree", he said, adding, "flag burning should be illegal, it's completely despicable". (more...)

Al-Assad has gained ground and took over several areas and neighbourhoods in Syria-a progress that has not happened since 2011. But US Secretary of State John Kerry said he would try to get Syrian peace talks going again with Russia's help.On the humanitarian front, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was a "disgrace" that the worldwide community had been unable to alleviate the suffering in east Aleppo. (more...)